When Is Mercury Visible During the Year?
See how Mercury visibility changes through the year from your location. The graph shows its seasonal observing windows, while the table gives rise, transit and set times for selected dates.
Mercury will become visible again around November 10 after moving far enough from the Sun.
Best Months to See Mercury
Based on the amount of time Mercury is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are May 2027, November 2026, February 2027.
Mercury Visibility Throughout the Year
Mercury visibility on 2026-09-04
Mercury Rises at sunrise
Mercury rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Mercury transit | 11:33 | 59° |
| Sunset | 17:32 | 4° |
| Mercury set | 17:52 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 19:03 | -14° |
Moonrise, 53.9% illuminated  | 21:15 | -36° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:10 | -23° |
| Mercury rise | 05:19 | |
| Moonset | 13:03 | 52° |
Track Mercury Position Throughout the Night
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Shift the map to change the time and observe Mercury changing position in the night sky.
Mercury Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | 05:13 - 17:47 | 11:30 | 17:27 - 04:39 | RA: 11h 18m 58s", Dec: 05° 54' 06s @ Leo | |||||
| 2026-09-11 | 05:47 - 17:47 | 11:47 | 17:17 - 04:45 | RA: 12h 03m 05s", Dec: 00° 25' 44s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-09-18 | 06:15 - 17:44 | 12:00 | 17:06 - 04:51 | RA: 12h 43m 32s", Dec: -4° 48' 52s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-09-25 | 06:41 - 17:39 | 12:10 | 17:00 - 04:52 | RA: 13h 21m 16s", Dec: -9° 38' 43s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-02 | 07:02 - 17:33 | 12:18 | 16:45 - 05:02 | RA: 13h 56m 37s", Dec: -13° 54' 58s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-09 | 07:19 - 17:26 | 12:22 | 16:35 - 05:08 | RA: 14h 28m 56s", Dec: -17° 27' 12s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-16 | 07:27 - 17:16 | 12:21 | 16:25 - 05:15 | RA: 14h 55m 35s", Dec: -19° 58' 47s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-23 | 07:17 - 17:00 | 12:08 | 16:15 - 05:22 | RA: 15h 10m 14s", Dec: -20° 57' 37s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-30 | 06:36 - 16:30 | 11:33 | 16:07 - 05:28 | RA: 15h 02m 13s", Dec: -19° 22' 11s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-06 | 05:23 - 15:48 | 10:35 | 16:00 - 05:36 | RA: 14h 32m 00s", Dec: -14° 49' 51s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-13 | 04:26 - 15:13 | 09:50 | 15:54 - 05:43 | RA: 14h 13m 49s", Dec: -11° 22' 18s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-20 | 04:13 - 14:57 | 09:35 | 15:49 - 05:50 | RA: 14h 26m 35s", Dec: -11° 59' 08s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-27 | 04:26 - 14:51 | 09:39 | 15:46 - 05:57 | RA: 14h 58m 09s", Dec: -14° 51' 58s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-04 | 04:50 - 14:52 | 09:51 | 15:44 - 06:04 | RA: 15h 37m 47s", Dec: -18° 11' 46s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-11 | 05:16 - 14:57 | 10:07 | 15:44 - 06:10 | RA: 16h 21m 15s", Dec: -21° 08' 31s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2026-12-18 | 05:42 - 15:07 | 10:25 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 17h 07m 05s", Dec: -23° 20' 26s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2026-12-25 | 06:07 - 15:22 | 10:45 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 17h 54m 42s", Dec: -24° 35' 55s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-01 | 06:29 - 15:43 | 11:06 | 15:54 - 06:20 | RA: 18h 43m 39s", Dec: -24° 46' 54s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-08 | 06:47 - 16:09 | 11:28 | 16:00 - 06:21 | RA: 19h 33m 21s", Dec: -23° 47' 00s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-15 | 07:01 - 16:39 | 11:50 | 16:07 - 06:20 | RA: 20h 22m 56s", Dec: -21° 32' 00s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-22 | 07:09 - 17:12 | 12:10 | 16:14 - 06:17 | RA: 21h 10m 49s", Dec: -18° 02' 59s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-29 | 07:09 - 17:42 | 12:25 | 16:22 - 06:12 | RA: 21h 53m 27s", Dec: -13° 37' 06s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-02-05 | 06:56 - 17:57 | 12:27 | 16:29 - 06:06 | RA: 22h 22m 31s", Dec: -9° 14' 19s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-12 | 06:24 - 17:40 | 12:02 | 16:37 - 05:59 | RA: 22h 25m 15s", Dec: -6° 56' 29s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-19 | 05:36 - 16:44 | 11:10 | 16:44 - 05:51 | RA: 22h 00m 59s", Dec: -8° 10' 35s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-26 | 04:53 - 15:42 | 10:18 | 16:52 - 05:42 | RA: 21h 36m 08s", Dec: -11° 06' 15s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-05 | 04:28 - 15:04 | 09:46 | 16:59 - 05:33 | RA: 21h 31m 46s", Dec: -13° 05' 09s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-12 | 04:16 - 14:50 | 09:33 | 17:05 - 05:23 | RA: 21h 46m 14s", Dec: -13° 26' 57s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-19 | 04:11 - 14:52 | 09:31 | 17:12 - 05:12 | RA: 22h 12m 25s", Dec: -12° 21' 19s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-03-26 | 04:09 - 15:05 | 09:37 | 17:18 - 05:02 | RA: 22h 45m 27s", Dec: -10° 00' 55s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-02 | 04:08 - 15:26 | 09:47 | 17:24 - 04:51 | RA: 23h 22m 57s", Dec: -6° 35' 06s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-09 | 04:08 - 15:52 | 10:00 | 17:31 - 04:41 | RA: 00h 04m 00s", Dec: -2° 11' 24s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-16 | 04:09 - 16:26 | 10:17 | 17:37 - 04:31 | RA: 00h 48m 50s", Dec: 03° 02' 29s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-23 | 04:13 - 17:06 | 10:39 | 17:43 - 04:22 | RA: 01h 38m 22s", Dec: 08° 54' 15s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-30 | 04:21 - 17:53 | 11:07 | 17:49 - 04:13 | RA: 02h 33m 26s", Dec: 14° 56' 33s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-07 | 04:34 - 18:42 | 11:38 | 17:56 - 04:06 | RA: 03h 32m 25s", Dec: 20° 15' 35s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-14 | 04:50 - 19:25 | 12:08 | 18:02 - 03:59 | RA: 04h 29m 47s", Dec: 23° 51' 53s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-21 | 05:05 - 19:53 | 12:29 | 18:08 - 03:54 | RA: 05h 19m 16s", Dec: 25° 27' 25s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-28 | 05:16 - 20:03 | 12:39 | 18:13 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 56m 55s", Dec: 25° 24' 08s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-04 | 05:16 - 19:54 | 12:35 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 06h 20m 16s", Dec: 24° 14' 21s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-11 | 05:02 - 19:27 | 12:15 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 27m 32s", Dec: 22° 28' 26s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-18 | 04:34 - 18:45 | 11:39 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 19m 26s", Dec: 20° 35' 51s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-25 | 03:55 - 17:56 | 10:55 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 06h 02m 59s", Dec: 19° 10' 22s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-02 | 03:17 - 17:14 | 10:16 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 50m 39s", Dec: 18° 44' 34s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-09 | 02:48 - 16:51 | 09:50 | 18:25 - 03:54 | RA: 05h 52m 22s", Dec: 19° 25' 46s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-16 | 02:35 - 16:48 | 09:42 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 06h 11m 42s", Dec: 20° 46' 46s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-23 | 02:40 - 17:01 | 09:51 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 06h 48m 37s", Dec: 21° 57' 11s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-30 | 03:05 - 17:25 | 10:15 | 18:12 - 04:09 | RA: 07h 40m 31s", Dec: 21° 54' 09s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-06 | 03:44 - 17:50 | 10:47 | 18:05 - 04:15 | RA: 08h 40m 18s", Dec: 19° 50' 36s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-13 | 04:29 - 18:07 | 11:18 | 17:58 - 04:21 | RA: 09h 38m 40s", Dec: 15° 56' 13s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-20 | 05:09 - 18:15 | 11:42 | 17:49 - 04:26 | RA: 10h 30m 51s", Dec: 10° 59' 00s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-27 | 05:44 - 18:17 | 12:01 | 17:39 - 04:32 | RA: 11h 16m 41s", Dec: 05° 40' 08s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-03 | 06:13 - 18:14 | 12:14 | 17:29 - 04:38 | RA: 11h 57m 25s", Dec: 00° 24' 05s @ Virgo | |||||